cannas
- To: perennials
- Subject: cannas
- From: e*
- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:02:50 -0700
Marge Talt wrote:
> Cannas thrive on heat. Have you had a coolish summer? If so, that
> could keep them from really showing their stuff. They love heat,
> sun, rich soil and water. Will grow with less than this, but not
> achieve their full potential.
We have had a coolish summer but the cannas are planted in the full sun
part of the gardens.Both in the south yard which gets full sun and in
the all day sun slope on the north side of my house in the cutting
garden. I had read they need moist so they are on the downhill side
behind everything else.
I bought the giant cannas, City of Portland, Tropicana and others whose
names I forgot.
> You ought to be able to overwinter them in your zone if your soil
> doesn't stay too soggy over winter,
Thats what I hope but in any case I will mulch them good come fall.
Neighbors have their cannas full height now and I am a bit miffed at mine!
Maybe a late summer feeding of mulch and food dug in would help, but
it's just my luck that they will bloom when I'm on vacation!
Thanks for your interesting hydrangea series. I am hoping to make
starts off my 3 plants to share with daughters and plant around my gardens.
Also am doing good starts of b. davidii and salvia elegans (pineapple
sage) for more fall color.
elle in OR (Z8)
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